Music articles, guides, links and resources

A whole host of articles written mostly by music industry professionals on all aspects of music and the industry, covering everything from starting and naming your band to planning a successful tour. Many useful articles about music management, promotion and songwriting.
There is also a huge list of PA and studio equipment and instrument manufacturers, as well as other resources for musicians and bands.

 

BANDS

Get your band out of the garage and into a gig
Getting started
Getting noticed
Getting gigs
Getting that gig
Playing live
Gigging for a living
Naming your band
Successful touring
Long and winding road
Great drum sounds
Expand your live performance
Unleash your talent
Musical focus
Developing an original sound
Preparing for live performance
Singing on stage

SONGWRITING AND RECORDING

Song construction - choosing a form

Chorus construction
First lines
A good melody
Hooks
Keeping it simple
Song dynamics
Song structures
Song titles
Lyric problems
Lyric structure
Pre chorus and bridge
Prosody and meter
Rhyme
Songwriting basics
Ten songwriting tips
Mastering
Songwriting:Inspiration or perspiration?
The vulnerable songwriter
Recording acoustic guitar
Recording vocals
Recording drums
Songwriting - how to get ideas

MANAGEMENT

Managers and promoters
Find a manager
Manager question and answer
Pick a personal manager
Time to get a manager?

LEGAL

Finding a lawyer (US but applicable here)
Merchandising
Music libraries
Employment negotiation
Contracts (sample gig contract included)
Copyright basics

PROMOTION

Promoting your band
Presenting a demo tape

Demo doctor
Home demo
Websites
Website design
Website promotion
Expanding internet presence
Media
Media exposure
Press kit
Press releases
Indie artist press release
Concise bios
Effective bio tips
Outrageous music marketing ideas
Marketing lesson from an 8 year old
The power of personality
Formulating your best promotion plan
What do you sound like
Attract more fans faster
1st question you must answer
Communicating with music industry professionals

MUSIC INDUSTRY

Making money
How record companies make money
Selling music
Where the money you make comes from
Working in the music industry
Independant labels
How did it get on the radio?

MUSICIANS ARTICLES, LINKS, GUIDES, ETC

Guitar and Bass
Drums
Keyboard
PA systems and equipment
Lighting
Studio equipment
How to transpose guitar chords
Coping with stagefright
Being more proactive
Getting your big break
One step back two steps forward (Who influenced your influences?)


 

RESOURCES FOR BANDS & MUSICIANS

Music magazines

Online communities
Music organisations
Training
- online and courses
Samples

Guitar tabs
Chord dictionary (java)
Publications
Huge list and links to manufacturers - guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, PA equipment, studio equipment, amps, etc
Lyric search - put in song name and press return on keyboard. Or click browse all lyrics to go through the whole database of lyrics.
Find Lyrics:

Browse All Lyrics

Guitar tab search - Revolutionary tabs search engine! Over 350,000 tabs indexed!
Online rhyming dictionary - search for rhymes by end, beginning, double, first syllabel, etc

OTHER ARTICLES

Music is a language
Music as an educational tool
Whats wrong with american idol?
Making a living as a musician
Jazz music timeline
1920s Jazz music history
Music education (and the benefits to children)
Discordant music?





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Resources for bands and musicians

Articles connected to music and the industry and they are free!! Most are writtten by musicians and music industry professionals, so well worth the read.

Covering everything from playing and starting and naming a band to management, promotion and legal advice.

Also links to manufacturers, music organisations, online communities,publications and magazines, training, tab and lyric searches, choed dictionary and a host of other informative resources.

 

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